I JUST WANT A PEACEFUL LIFE

"Starved?" asked Angus back.

"Yeah, it looks so small. It must never eat anything its whole life. Poor crab." said Anna in a sad tone as she started to become her usual self.

Angus and the others are speechless since if everyone could become bigger by eating, Anna should be at least as big as Whinshire Fort with her appetite.

"Anna." called Mira as she brought a nearby typical leaf to her.

"Ahh… Great idea, Mira. It should be satisfied with this leaf." said Anna as she took the leaf and brought it to the Crabfrog.

However, the strong barrier prevents her from feeding the small beast. Then, Darren waves his hand and flawlessly manipulates the barrier for the leaf to pass through.

Seeing the incoming leaf, the Crabfrog retreats back in fear but is stopped by limited space inside the barrier. Before it could arrive in front of it, the leaf corroded into purple sludge. At this moment, Angus realizes something and the truly bizarre nature of Crabfrog.

"Ehh… It seems it didn't like this leaf." commented Anna as she tried to give another kind of leaf.

Unfortunately, Angus stops her from keeping feeding the poor small beast.

"Anna, I don't think it is like a leaf for its food." said Angus.

"Ehh… really?? Mr. Crab, you don't like leaves?" asked Anna to the restrained Crabfrog.

*Croak* *Croak* The Crabfrog croaked a few times and Anna seemed to understand it.

"Huh?? You are a female and like to eat meat. Can't you change it?! Anna only wants cute male crabby." demanded Anna, like what she did to Onyx.

*Hisshhh* Hissing Onyx in a low voice as he knows the Crabfrog's dilemma.

"Anna, normal living beings can't just change their gender." lectured Jayna patiently.

"Haa?? Really? Anna just knows that. Did Mira also know this?" asked Anna innocently.

"Pfft.." Mira didn't reply but held another laughter with her hand.

"Ehh… Mira, don't laugh." said Anna while pouting.

While the two girls are playing around, "Master Darren, is there a way for the Crabfrog to eat food before it gets contaminated from its poison?" asked Angus.

"Huhh??" asked Darren in confusion.

"I think this Crabfrog really starved, as Anna said. But, it couldn't eat anything because any kind of nutritious food will turn into waste from the potent poison she radiates." explained Angus.

"I see… That's… kind of bizarre trait. If what you said is true, it must be one of the main reasons Crabfrog is a very rare beast. Most of their kind will die of malnutrition before they could fully grow up." concluded Darren.

"Yeah. Although we still need a few more tests before drawing the exact conclusion." said Angus.

"Ehhh… Is the poor Crabby Crabby going to die?!!" exclaimed Anna from the side.

"I am still not sure yet. But, if she…" said Angus.

"He.. It's mister crabby crabby and not miss crabby crabby." retorted Anna.

"Alright. If he didn't get any nutritious food, it could die." said Angus.

One of the boons of having a mana core and huge mana in the body is the body needs to take large amounts of nutritious food periodically to sustain itself. Otherwise, their body will fail, which could lead to death.

Unless they are an absurd being like Phoenix or the one that breaks the shackle like seventh grade, most living beings still need to eat some nutritious food to sustain themself. This is also one of the significant problems for some kingdoms.

Fortunately, humans are categorized as a race that only needs a small amount of nutrition for living. Therefore, they never fear food problems. When they have a bad crop, they just need to fish for nearby monsters in the sea or Dark Forest to sustain themself.

Although there is some fee for handling monster meat, it is cheaper and more efficient than buying nutrition products from another kingdom. Moreover, monster meat is also rich in nutrition.

A unique beast like Crabfrog also needs some nutritional food to grow and sustain itself. Even if they eat tons of poisonous purple sludge, they will never be able to get enough nutrition to live. It is almost the same as forcing thirsty and dehydrated people to drink seawater.

"Hm… preserve the food before it turns poison sure will be hard as its poison could even almost melt a fifth-grade barrier spell. However, it is not impossible. Don't worry, Lady Anna, I will think of a way for the Crabfrog to eat some meat." said Darren.

"Really?? Then, I will ask Mira to grow Baldy Corpse's hair if it is successful. Right, Mira?" said Anna excitedly.

"Mmm." nodded Mira with her usual doll-face.

"Then, I am grateful to you, Lady Anna. Please wait for a while." said Darren.

Suddenly, Darren summons a few magic tools out of nowhere and enchants his surroundings with strong barriers. A moment later, the old vampire worked fervently without stopping moving around.

Seeing this, Angus feels like the old vampire gets toyed with by Anna and looks at Anna's mischievous smiling expression.

'Did she just manipulate Darren to work harder?!!' thought Angus as he released a helpless sigh.

Still, he didn't say anything and was glad Anna was finally back to her cheerful state. Angus and Jayna prefer Anna in this state than before. When Anna is in a state of fear, they feel like she could die anytime if they leave her alone.

While waiting for Darren to find a solution to feed Crabfrog, Anna and Mira talk with Crabfrog with absurd questions. Anna kept asking, did it poop or did it eat its own poop? Both Angus and Jayna decide to ignore her silly question and focus on observing Crabfrog.

Unlike Onyx, the Crabfrog seems couldn't control its own poison. Therefore, they need to make sure everything is fine if Anna manages to make it her pet. At the same time, Angus uses this chance in the hope of unlocking Crabfrog in his system.

Still, he may not fight it soon unless he can handle its poison. It is a similar case with a High-Grade smile. Angus needs some preparation before he dares to fight High-Grade Slime in his system. The slime acidity is many times stronger than the one he fought before.

Fortunately, he already predicted this and created a special type of armor to prevent slime corrosion. Then, all he needs to do is dodge its attack and hit its core to collect its slime.

Although the Crabfrog is only the size of a palm, his poison toxicity is off-chart that could even melt Darren's fifth circle spell. It means Crabfrog is capable of not only corroding physical things but also mana-based stuff like spell circle.

Just this ability has already made Crabfrog become a super deadly beast. He could imagine the Crabfrog charging at him like a bullet and capable of penetrating anything, even his most potent spells.

Angus is unsure if his regeneration still works with a deadly poison attack, but he knows his natural regeneration will be less functional in front of such a beast. When he breathed the pungent poisonous odor before, he should have already been poisoned to death.

Fortunately, his body reacts fast and stops the poison while healing the damaged part. If he does not directly detoxify and expel the poison, he may receive a more fatal inner wound.

'It seems I can't get the most deadly poison soon.' thought Angus.

A few hours passed as Anna kept trying to feed Crabfrog with various stuff, from nearby plantations to monster meat. During this time, Aunt Extalia's group also arrives and waits for Darren.

She already gives up on persuading Angus and Jayna not to let Anna have Crabfrog as a pet. She feels like allowing the couple and the little troublemaker to do what they like. At this moment, the Duchess doesn't want to waste any more energy uselessly lecturing them.

Currently, she just wants to go back to the royal palace and beat the shit of Leon for giving her a frustrating mission. Each night, she will contact Leon through their bracelet artifact and complain for hours about the task without letting him speak a single word.

Fortunately, there is a huge time dilation in their bracelet space and the real world. Otherwise, Leon will be stressed to death without a chance to rest his mind. It is also during this moment that he knows the terror of having a true lover or wife.

Leon feels his marriage with the current empress is not real marriage and becomes more certain about his decision for Extalia. Another day passed by and Darren finally came out from his enclosed workstation.

"I apologize for the waiting, Lady Anna. It took me some time to crack the poison." said Darren while holding a transparent liquid bottle in his hand.

"This is the liquid that should preserve some food before it turns to waste from the Crabfrog's poison." said Darren.

"Magen!! His name is Magen." retorted Anna.

While she waited for Darren, she managed to talk with Crabfrog further. The beast finally decided to become Anna's pet if she could get nutritious food to grow.